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The Ferguson showroom 125-137 West Street, Sheffield 1952.

 

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Diary

Just to remind myself how little time I've got to get everything done!

[25/08/2008]
Donegal, Ireland
I've spent the past week on holiday in Ireland. I've taken a couple of hundred pictures of the tractors I've seen. I'll be adding then as soon as I've sorted them all out.

P P P P P P P or the 7 P's
"Proper planning and preparation prevent Piss Poor Performance" With the strip down looming next Sunday I have the rest of this week to get everything sorted out in the garage.

Longshaw Sheepdog Trials
Before next sunday on the Saturday, I will be driving out on my tractor (weather permitting) to Longshaw to take part in the sheep dog trials fell race.

[17/08/2008]
Ferguson Club Journal
I received my Ferguson Club journal this week. I've read it cover to cover. I noticed Brian Pickering made a comment about the 2009 AGM weekend being closer to him, he lives in York. This will be good news for me as I'd like to go. This year it was nearly impossible to go as it was held in Devon! I've read the magazine again but I couldn't find any mention of the exact location for the event. If anyone knows please get in touch.

Ferguson Club Website
The club website seems to have ad a make over
Most interesting is the newly added gallery section http://www.fergusonclub.com/gallery/gallery.htm

One Idea I had was to make the FoFH Forum available to the Ferguson Club Members. I thought this could benefit both clubs, a whole new membership list to ask and answer questions, Less administration and shared costs between the two clubs. I'm going to suggest the idea as something the Ferguson Cub look into.

Ashover Show
A great time was had by all and I do have a couple of photo's I will be adding soon. This has been the first show I've really enjoyed. I can only put it down to the fact I was meeting people who where exhibiting and had also arranged to meet people there.

[12/08/2008]
Day Off
I've got the day off tomorrow to go to Ashover show hopefully I should be meeting up with Roy (see the local history page) and there should be some tractors from the old Sheffield showroom there. I'm praying for good weather as its rained a lot today, so I'll be taking my wellies.

Bakewell Show
And on the subject of Roy. He was the ploughmyfield roving reporter at the Bakewell show held last week. Some fine examples of Ferguson tractors and one with a Wilsons name plate. In years gone by Wilsons used to have a stand at the Bakewell show. I will try to get a picture for the history page. Anyway for now enjoy the great restorations and just dream yours could look that good.

New DVD
Second Sight Productions have a new DVD out showing the progress from TE to FE. I'll be adding it to my Christmas list.

[29/07/2008]
Wise Words

I had a question form a reader yesterday about painting my plough. I answered as I try to with all the emails I get. "If someone can be bothered to write to me the least I can do is reply" I think.

So upon giving my advise I asked, what advise the reader would give to a new restorer? I didn't expect such a fantastic reply.

Well if it was someones first time restoring something. I would say these 8 things to them.

1. Do some preparation. Have a decent set of tools, not a 5000 quid snap-on set but a decent large enough set so you don't have to drive to the motor factors every 2nd day.

2. Don't just jump in and think your great. plan it out in steps what your going to do and might need.And if you need a big and expensive item like a engine hoist. Find one that you can borrow. Never ever spend unnecessary money

3. Budget how much your project will cost you ( if it has a factor ). Don't go mad spending money

4. If some parts on the tractor are working, refurbish them don't pay for new ones when the one you have is perfectly working.

5. Have a big phone book of contact in your area with services that you might need, like electrical supplies, paint shop, machine shop and sandblasting. Have a least 2 of each. They will come in handy.

6. If you have a small workshop don't waste space plan it out well where you know where everything is.

7. I think the best tip is have a big workbench where you can lay out parts. and examine them to see what's good and what's not.

8. Get to know your local mechanic real well and if your in doubt about something ask him. I you never ask you will never know that my motto.

Cormac (Age 16)

Wise words indeed. From someone so young. I thought tractor restorers where all retired! With someone so passionate about restoring, old tractors will live forever.

If anyone else has any pearls of wisdom on restoration I'd be happy to receive them and maybe start a page of advise.

Phone call

I had a great chat with Roy tonight (see history page) I might have persuadeed him to come to the strip down day on the 31st of August to say hello.

[25/07/2008]
New Page

I've added a page on dual wheels and a download to get the template to make the spacer yourself. Let me know if you make one.


Dual Wheels

[21/07/2008]
Schedule slips

As you can see from the timer above the date of the strip down has changed. I've moved it to the 31August 2008. I haven't got time now to do it. I also want to drive to the Longshaw sheepdog trials on the 30th Aug, an event I drove to last year.

Mark Seymour, get in touch you are quite welcome to come along and take a look at the strip down.

[15/07/2008]
Happy Ending

I've had this fab email in from Colin who bought his second and the last number plate bracket of the current batch. I am to busy with the engine stripdown to think about getting more made. This it the first tractor colin has with the first numberplate bracket he

Hello Tim.
Here are a couple of pics of my 1948 TEA TVO conversion, complete with number plate!

I've had an email from a reader wanting to come and watch me take my TE-F20 apart! I wonder if I could sell tickets....
The time scale for the strip down is slipping. The usual story Life getting in the way. Ahh well there is always tomorrow.

[10/07/2008]
Kid in a Sweat shop

I have purchased some original Ferguson parts from eBay. They are items I think I would have bought new new for the engine rebuild. Mostly seals and gaskets.

1170 Gasket Gearbox inspection cover or Gasket hydraulic pump drain, 1943 Gasket gearbox, 2424 not on a Diesel model, 58763 Bush - Little Eng , 61373 Gasket Decompression housing, 40-002-M1-copper washers.

Even if I don't ever use them and never open the boxes It's just nice knowing I have an original piece of history! And the packaging Just looks FAB. Why can't all modern things come in little cardboard boxed like these. I must admit I was a little puzzled when I saw PPQ1 on the side of the box. I worked out that it means Per Pack Quantity 1.


I just love the packaging.


All the items here are nearly twice as old as me!

[05/07/2008]
Change

At over 23000 hits its time for a new page. The old one was getting slow to load anyway. You can still find all the previous diary entries justto the links at the bottom of this page.

I bought some clips from Jeff at www.tractorbit.co.uk (he makes them up) The clips are to secure wire conduit from the back mudguard to behind the dashboard. I'm not sure what was originally used but in the 2008 version I like the idea of 10mm central heating copper tubing pained grey. You can see how well Jeff has got on with it from the pictures below.


Copper conduit and clips in place on the mudguard


Copper conduit running along the back housing. On Diesel models its the lft side.

So these are the clips that Jeff made for me...


Clips for the wiring loom

And here is where the clips should go (for the whole tractor).

Looking specifically at the back wing.

And what does it all mean.

As you may be aware, I'm stripping the engine down later this month and rebuilding it, so for now I'm not going to fit the clips. It was to good an oportunity too good to pass up. so I'll wait and fit them in september once the engine has been rebuilt.

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